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This great country has many interesting places to explore.

THE VIEW FROM HERE: Excerpts from my Manitoba travel diary

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NOW LUNENBURG COUNTY: Does marketing your community really work to ...

Do you have questions about maintaining your health and living a long and healthy life? Ask your naturopathic doctor.

HEALTH, NATURALLY: More muscle power could extend life

Dynamic Balance provides services to First Nations clients through Jordan’s Principle.

DYNAMIC BALANCE: Where play is work and work is play

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FINANCIAL FOCUS: What’s smarter: paying off debts or investing?

Certain columns get more of a response than others.

ARE YOU KIDDING ME?: Having fun with feedback

The final shot of 2013’s World War Z appears to take place in Peggy’s Cove.

THE VIEW FROM HERE: When Nova Scotia is the star

Rescue vehicles like this one at the Dayspring and District Fire Department transport medical first responders (MFRs), along with fully equipped medical bags, automated external defibrillators (AEDs), oxygen masks, backboards and other essential items, to medical emergencies and motor vehicle collisions. Often the MFRs arrive on scene ahead of EHS paramedics.

HERE’S WHAT I’M THINKING: Credit where credit’s due

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NOW LUNENBURG COUNTY: It’s OK to brag, especially when attracting ...

By working with your financial advisor for your portfolio’s spring cleaning, you can help make sure your investment holdings are up-to-date.

FINANCIAL FOCUS: Give your portfolio a spring cleaning

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The Yarmouth Regional Hospital.

Pregnant women warned that after May there may be times when babies can't be delivered at Yarmouth Regional Hospital

Updated 2 hours ago

Members of Coastal Action conduct research during last year’s LaHave River Watershed Project.

LaHave River Watershed Project to continue water quality assessments

Updated a day ago

The Shelburne Senior High Robotics Team will be among the competitors at the World Robofest Championship at Lawrence Technical University in Southfield, Michigan on May 17 and 18. Front row from left: Mia Huskilson, Mya Chidiac, Elsi Himmelman and Marcell Garcia Tejada. Back row: coach Peter Himmelman, Huy Nguyen and coach Loreley Himmelman.

Shelburne High Robotics team qualifies for world championships in Michigan

Published Apr 23, 2019 at 12:36 p.m.

The report to bring back former ridings will be considered in the next session of the legislature.

Bring back former ridings in southwestern N.S., commission says

Updated Apr 23, 2019 at 11:18 a.m.

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The Yarmouth Regional Hospital.

Pregnant women warned that after May there may be times when babies can't be delivered at Yarmouth Regional Hospital

Updated 2 hours ago

An artist’s rendition of MODL’s $7.2 million municipal building in Osprey Village.

MODL awards site development tender to Dexter Construction

Published Apr 16, 2019 at 11:23 a.m.

The NSCC in Bridgewater recently held its International Culinary Celebration on April 4, serving up bite-sized creations from around the world.

International Culinary Celebration connects NSCC to community

Updated Apr 16, 2019 at 11:21 a.m.

For the past decade, Helping Nature Heal owner Rosmarie Lohnes has been working with property owner Tim Freeman to preserve and enhance his eight-acre forested property along the LaHave River. Logs, branches and live plant material are used to mitigate shoreline erosion.

Community joins together to pursue an eco-friendly solution to shoreline erosion

Updated Apr 16, 2019 at 11:51 a.m.

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Lori Chynn of Deer Lake places flowers March 12, 2019 at St. John’s International Airport as a memorial to her husband, John Pelley, who lost his life in the crash of Cougar Helicopters Flight 491 on March 12, 2009. Chynn flew to St. John’s to take part in the anniversary events. - Joe Gibbons

‘Like a nightmare’: Deer Lake woman raising awareness of workplace safety, grief in memory of Cougar helicopter victim

Updated a day ago

The RCMP in Yarmouth had a section the Greenville Road barricaded the morning of March 27 as an investigation into a reported shooting was underway. Another area on the Main Shore Road in Yarmouth was also blocked off as police carried out their investigation. TINA COMEAU PHOTO

Yarmouth man facing attempted murder charge remains in custody after hearing adjourned

Updated Apr 09, 2019 at 12:34 p.m.

COGS principal Dr. Wayne St-Amour shows Communities, Culture and Heritage Minister Leo Glavine an architect’s conception of a new residence and business centre at the Lawrencetown NSCC facility. Student Liam Gowan, left, lauded the new $9-million project announced by Premier Stephen McNeil April 8.

$9-million residence, business centre announced for COGS campus

Updated Apr 09, 2019 at 8:32 a.m.

Sara Swinamer, right, and her daughter Chey protested on the Annapolis Royal causeway in January. Their concerns were with fish kills and ecological damage caused by the tidal power plant for more than 30 years. The plant has been shut down by the Department of Fisheries and Oceans under a section of the Fisheries Act that deals with harm to fish.

Is species and habitat mitigation possible at the Annapolis Royal causeway?

Updated Apr 08, 2019 at 11 a.m.

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Our 2019 Ford Ranger XLT 4X4 crew cab tester was powered by a 270-horsepower (310 lb.-ft. of torque), turbocharged, 2.3-litre, four-cylinder engine.

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Earlier in April Sheila Edwards noticed this intriguing spot of green in the late day sky over Eastern Passage, N.S.

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The complexity of vehicle operating systems is a major distraction for today's driver.

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For its combination of top-notch space and hilariously low fuel consumption and emissions, the Prius v makes a great choice for the environmentally-conscious shopper after plenty of space. - Paul Giamou

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The new 2019 Nissan LEAF PLUS has a 62 kWh battery pack and an EPA-estimated range of up to 226 miles. Sales in the U.S. are expected to begin in spring 2019. - Nissan

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A participant wheelies along at Trail Tours Dirtbike and ATV School in Kawartha Lakes, Ont.

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